Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Dr. King Speech Contest winners featured at Bucks game

To celebrate Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month, the Milwaukee Bucks turned to
the youth of our community at the Feb. 2 game with the New York Knicks at the BMO
Harris Bradley Center. At halftime, first-, second- and third-place winners of
each of the six grade divisions of the We Energies Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Speech Contest were honored on the court.

“Some believe
silence keeps problems at bay, and that if no one speaks them, maybe they’ll the
problem will go away. But no, I stand here to testify that that is not the
way,” she said. Her remarks elaborated on this year’s contest theme, “Take a
stand for truth and justice.”

Fans congratulated
Cawthorn on her encouraging words as she made her way back to her seat in the
arena.

We Energies
has sponsored the speech contest for more than 30 years. This is the fourth
season that the winning students have been honored at a Bucks game.